What it holds
A number identifying the series within the study, assigned by the equipment.
In migrations and validation
Not unique. Duplicates are common, especially after reprocessing. Use Series Instance UID, not Series Number, to compare series.
Related tags
- Series Instance UID (0020,000E): SeriesInstanceUID, UI
More series tags
- Request Attributes Sequence (0040,0275)
- Modality (0008,0060)
- Series Description (0008,103E)
- Body Part Examined (0018,0015)
Tag, keyword, VR and VM per the DICOM standard, PS3.6 data dictionary. Notes by DICOMATICS. Looking for another tag? Use the DICOM tag lookup.